Equities / Sectors / Consumer Defensive
Consumer Defensive
#7 by market capFood, beverages, household staples and discount retail. 133 US-listed equities across 12 industries; the sector accounts for 4.4% of tracked equity market cap and 3.2% of daily volume.
Market cap
$3.697T
+1.02%
$37.426B · 1D
Sector weight
4.4%
of tracked market cap
Volume 24h
$20.543B
3.2% of market volume
Revenue TTM
$2.756T
Sum of constituents
Net income TTM
$122.908B
4.5% net margin
P/E (TTM)
30×
Market 30.7×
Dividend yield
2.5%
Market 1.3%
Employees
6.2M
Across 133 companies
Industry breakdown
Share of sector market cap · 12 industries
Concentration
Share of sector market cap by constituent
HHI index
972.5
Mega caps
5
Median cap
$2.503B
Valuation vs. market
Sector totals valued as one company; marker is the all-equities median
P/E (TTM): 30× · market 20.2×
P/S: 1.3× · market 2.7×
EV / EBITDA: 14.9× · market 13×
Operating margin: 7.5% · market 8.5%
Dividend yield: 2.5% · market 2.3%
Trading at a 2.2% P/E discount to the all-equities market.
Returns vs. market
Cap-weighted price return · spread in percentage points
| Period | Sector | Market | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.02% | +0.54% | +0.48% |
| 1 week | -0.68% | +2.05% | -2.73% |
| 1 month | -1.13% | +1.46% | -2.59% |
| 3 months | -5.67% | +3.30% | -8.97% |
| Year to date | +1.74% | +13.25% | -11.51% |
| 1 year | +2.08% | +14.81% | -12.74% |
Constituents
133 equities
Walmart Inc. WMT · US | Discount Stores | $853.526B | 23.1% | $107.20 | +2.03% | -1.41% | +1.08% | $2.361B | 37.5× |
Costco Wholesale Corp COST · US | Discount Stores | $414.954B | 11.2% | $935.68 | +1.32% | +1.38% | +2.80% | $1.78B | 47× |
The Coca-Cola Company KO · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $370.79B | 10% | $86.17 | -0.39% | -1.16% | -2.48% | $1.384B | 27.1× |
The Procter & Gamble Company PG · US | Household & Personal Products | $344.884B | 9.3% | $148.41 | +1.69% | -0.42% | +1.94% | $1.979B | 21.5× |
| Tobacco | $296.758B | 8% | $190.40 | +0.46% | -1.73% | +3.07% | $806.76M | 27.4× | |
PepsiCo, Inc. PEP · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $171.816B | 4.6% | $125.71 | +0.05% | -2.17% | -9.20% | $1.26B | 19.7× |
Altria Group, Inc. MO · US | Tobacco | $114.461B | 3.1% | $68.55 | +0.99% | -0.84% | +0.56% | $468.03M | 14.4× |
Monster Beverage Corporation MNST · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $84.726B | 2.3% | $43.25 | -0.60% | +3.32% | +0.23% | $317.68M | 39.8× |
| Confectioners | $76.531B | 2.1% | $59.62 | +1.93% | -0.93% | -3.26% | $429.85M | 38.9× | |
Target Corp. TGT · US | Discount Stores | $70.093B | 1.9% | $154.33 | +0.88% | -2.59% | -5.15% | $576.91M | 20.3× |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL · US | Household & Personal Products | $69.553B | 1.9% | $87.25 | +1.23% | +0.84% | -1.31% | $349.54M | 34.1× |
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $42.35B | 1.1% | $31.13 | +0.78% | -1.05% | -4.36% | $266.56M | 23.1× |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company ADM · US | Farm Products | $39.622B | 1.1% | $82.21 | -0.32% | +2.28% | -2.71% | $179.66M | 22.4× |
JBS N.V. Class A Common Stock JBS · US | Packaged Foods | $39.534B | 1.1% | $12.02 | +1.09% | +3.62% | -6.61% | $57.74M | 35.5× |
Sysco Corp. SYY · US | Food Distribution | $37.106B | 1% | $77.45 | +1.40% | -1.43% | -2.99% | $258.8M | 30.8× |
The Kroger Co. KR · US | Grocery Stores | $36.013B | 1% | $58.41 | -0.63% | -2.14% | +2.12% | $382.45M | 34.2× |
| Household & Personal Products | $33.778B | 0.9% | $93.36 | +0.06% | -2.31% | -8.19% | $154.27M | 185.6× | |
Kenvue Inc. KVUE · US | Household & Personal Products | $33.772B | 0.9% | $17.59 | +1.15% | -1.62% | -4.35% | $191.22M | 20.8× |
The Hershey Company Common Stock HSY · US | Confectioners | $32.307B | 0.9% | $160.80 | -0.13% | -2.20% | -7.20% | $224.58M | 21.7× |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB · US | Household & Personal Products | $32.182B | 0.9% | $96.77 | +1.43% | -2.03% | -5.99% | $322.4M | 16.5× |
Dollar General Corp. DG · US | Discount Stores | $27.195B | 0.7% | $123.27 | +3.31% | -0.88% | -3.60% | $319.61M | 16× |
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC · US | Packaged Foods | $26.128B | 0.7% | $22.03 | +0.87% | -6.49% | -11.53% | $441.53M | -7.7× |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD · US | Household & Personal Products | $22.893B | 0.6% | $96.54 | +0.92% | +0.96% | 0% | $136.1M | 42.2× |
Dollar Tree Inc. DLTR · US | Discount Stores | $21.806B | 0.6% | $116.19 | +2.65% | +0.15% | -6.33% | $326.39M | 13.5× |
US Foods Holding Corp. USFD · US | Food Distribution | $20.879B | 0.6% | $96.53 | +2.01% | +3.00% | -6.36% | $135.61M | 28.7× |